Pantera61

Simply remarkable.

Agreement on that

1. Yes, you are wrong in the case of Megabass. Since Megabass started official distribution in the U.S., there is a workmanship/materials warranty for 1 year. 2. Jackall has a warranty for workmanship/materials for 1 year. 3. Evergreen currently has no warranty inside the U.S. because all EG rods are considered to be bootlegs or unofficial products. Don't thank Loomis or St. Croix for the warranty. Thank your buddies who purchase those rods. You and they are picking up the tab, not the manufacturers. This is incorrect. Tom Ashby, who owns Gloomis.us, is not only a certified Evergreen dealer....but he is the largest evergreen dealer on the net. He is also the largest Megabass dealer on the net....right here in Indiana. http://www.gloomis.us/EVERGREEN-INTERNATIONAL-140247.aspx Thanks for the correction, considering a bought a new EG stick from them last week and was treated to excellent service. I knew EG was sponsoring a couple of American anglers on the FLW tour but I didn't know the distributorship was official. @Steezy --- Aside from the $50.00 or whatever it is you pay for your no questions asked warranty, there is additional cost that is spread among every angler who purchases a stick of that brand. If you think the replacement cost of an item is, for sake of simplicity, 20% of MSRP, why aren't you questioning the initial cost of the item?

You may not see anything for a while. From what I've read, "Lure" magazine has purchased the rights to the story and nothing will be released until the IGFA makes it's ruling. BUT, the Japan Fishing records people may declare it as a record regardless. Who knows?

Read it. Learn it. Live it.

1. Yes, you are wrong in the case of Megabass. Since Megabass started official distribution in the U.S., there is a workmanship/materials warranty for 1 year. 2. Jackall has a warranty for workmanship/materials for 1 year. 3. Evergreen currently has no warranty inside the U.S. because all EG rods are considered to be bootlegs or unofficial products. Don't thank Loomis or St. Croix for the warranty. Thank your buddies who purchase those rods. You and they are picking up the tab, not the manufacturers.

Actually, most "enthusiasts" have already chosen to forego the warranty. If someone ("enthusiasts") is buying high end gear at a premium price that is mass produced to actually fish with and that can be replaced via a warranty, then IMHO they do care about a warranty. If they are just buying to collect unique gear then they couldn't care less about a warranty. but pantera is saying that the enthusiasts that buy Japanese Domestic Market items have shown that they don't necessarily care about warranties as shown by the fact that they spent hundreds of dollars on products that have no warranties. I think JDM buyers are confident in their own ability to take care of their gear. I can only speak for me directly and for others by supposition. I have been using Megabass rods since 2002. Some were used, purchased on ebay or Japan Tackle, others were new, purchased through a variety of sources. None were covered by warranty. When Megabass opened it's official distributorship in 2004 or 2005, it provided a 1 year warranty against defects in material or workmanship. It gave comfort to some and they bought. But with Evergreen, Daiko, MajorCraft, UFM, Valley Hill, it's still up to the individual.

Actually, most "enthusiasts" have already chosen to forego the warranty.

Why would you expect a company to enable oafishness on anyone's part? More accurately, why should I have to pay more for an item to subsidize another individual's oafishness and the manufacture looks good? Those last 2 posts may have well have been Japanese, they make no sense in English The rods I have , all have warranties, they are all specific as to what they cover, how and why does this effect you buying one? There's nothing to misunderstand. If you abuse the warranty process why should everybody else pay for it?

Do not use a Steez baitcaster anywhere near salt or brackish water!

Why would you expect a company to enable oafishness on anyone's part? More accurately, why should I have to pay more for an item to subsidize another individual's oafishness and the manufacture looks good?

Why would you expect a company to enable oafishness on anyone's part?

Reels: Abu, Daiwa Rods: Evergreen, Megabass, Daiwa, St. Croix, Falcon Hard Baits: OSP, Imakatsu, Megabass, JDM Lucky Craft Soft Baits: GYCB,------------------>Jackall, Megabass, Innovation Reactions Line: Sunline, Berkley

I used the old, Lucky Strike G4 tubes to win a tourney or two, here's to him and his brother

I didn't want to go that far because I wasn't sure about habitat. Rocks and the sort are quite tough on PE, to say the least.

This is another, even more insanely priced version, of those reels. Based on the original Daiwa Millionaire, which Daiwa, in their infinite wisdom, discontinued. I have three Millionaire CV-X reels, which I really like. I've been turning mine into my own version of these more expensive reels. The original reels had three bearings plus the anti-reverse bearing. I removed all the bushings and installed new bearings; outer pinion gear bearing, drive shaft bearing, two bearings on the level-wind, and added a 4 bearing TD-Z handle. 11+1 bearings now. Also installed Carbontex drag washers, and lapped and polished stainless drag washers. Got the Dremel out and polished all moving and contact points. Tackle Tour did an article on super tuning a SOL. The Millionaire internals are virtually identical, so I just followed their directions. These three reels are smooth, quiet, long-casting machines. Did all that last winter while the water was hard. The only thing left to do is this winter's project; install light weight GIGAS spools and new spool bearings. I'm hoping for a bit better casting performance after the spool and bearing upgrades. I'm betting mine perform nearly as well as the high dollar JDM versions. They just don't look as cool, and are still quite a bit heavier. They are also considerably cheaper. I think they originally were 9.5 ounces. The TD-Z handles are magnesium, so I saved some weight there. By replacing bushings with bearings, I added some weight, so it's probably a wash. They may even be just a bit heavier. Next project; super tune my Fuegos. This is a fun thing to do in the winter. Upgrade the retrieve ratio to 6:3.1 and you'll have a really monster!

oh, I'm not getting the icon next to the item today

seems not to be working today

yeah

Those shallow spools are for PE ( braided ) line and are not for casting but for vertical jigging. Those shallow spools will hold 200 meters of #1 PE, about 15# test. They are the new hybrids which always have 3 CB brakes on and 3 more adjustable. I don't believe they are specifically deep jigging.

Is the adjustment by bait, weight of bait or fishing condition? Sorry for the ultra-specifics but this is the springboard answer. Thanks

thanks

The "Classic" wrote the book on spinnerbaits. Indiana/Colorado combination is hard to find off the shelf but like the old Fleck's, nothing beats them.

I am less than enthusiastic with Keitech jigs. I was using the 1/32 oz model and a 2 lb bass crushed the hook. I don't know if it resembled the letter "G" or the numeral "6". I landed the bass but the bait was shot.

Looks to be a "Wobble Pop", made by Luhr-Jensen